Poems, love and military equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Andryi Nedobora is a poet, musician, founder, and frontman of the music band “VIRANDA”. For a long time, he worked in film production. After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Andryi fully devoted himself to the production of equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and established permanent production. As a result, he created his own brand of high-quality equipment, Malva.
Andryi dreams that there is no violence in the world, continues to write poetry no matter what, and keeps a balance to resist evil.
Every detail in “Malva” military equipment is perfectly designed. Because the belt on the plate carrier must withstand a hundred kilograms so that, if necessary, it can be used to pull a wounded person out of shelling. On the contrary, something should be very easy and convenient to remove. Such details in military equipment can cost lives.
A bulletproof vest invisible to the еhermographic camera was created in Andrii’s workshop, which helps the military a lot.
Malva uses Ukrainian materials to the maximum, Ukrainian analogs have been created for some details. Because of this approach, the price of equipment from abroad and what Andrii and his team in Odesa do can differ by 3-5 times.
The seashore, waves, Odesa streets, Monument to Catherine covered in red paint, and endless parcels at Nova Poshta: we spent two days with Andrii to find out how it works and what supports the work of Malva every day.
